Summary
The book illustrates the best ways to learn from previous attacks. It stresses the importance of producing high quality, usable intelligence from raw data, and teaches proven methods of interpreting that intelligence to anticipate terrorist behavior. This edition provides a methodical approach to analyzing homeland security needs, enabling the law enforcement community to understand the vital role it plays in the war on terrorism.
Contents
1. A need for understanding and analysis -- 2. Understanding and defining terrorism -- 3. Homeland security and analysis -- 4. Working the puzzle one piece at a time: learning to anticipate behavior -- 5. Gathering information, the key to the process -- 6. Enhanced analysis: transforming information into intelligence -- 7. The threat: the future is here today: learning from the past -- 8. What the future may hold -- 9. Conclusion.